Family Hike: Trippet Ranch to Will Rogers State Historic Park

Family hike: Austin and Rachel's great idea:

We gathered at Trippett Ranch in Topanga Canyon State Park. We hiked 8.6 miles along the "Backbone Trail" through the Park, exiting at the Will Rogers Historic State Park.
The Hardy Hikers: Jeff, Ryan, Nathan, Austin, Rachel, Greg, Jillair, and Jillair's sister Amy.

Greg/Jillair/Amy did the first leg of the hike, 5+miles up and back to Trippett Ranch, then drove the cars around to Will Rogers State Historic Park to pick us up. We enjoyed spectacular views of the mountain scenery (many bushes still in bloom and attracting bees and butterflies), the ocean and panoramic Los Angeles from Santa Monica to Downtown in the background.

Starting out.

8.6 miles of fun ahead. This was one of the last shady spots.

Rest stop at the "Sculpture Garden" (Greg coined the term.)

The Girls
Lunch Break at The Hub--near the highest elevation
Multiple trails and fire-roads come together

The Guys
Saved the shade for the Girls

On the down hill slope. Santa Monica in the background.
LA Temple was visible at many points.

Jillair snapped this picture, right before we landed at the Polo Grounds in the Will Rogers State Park, where we watched the last few minutes of a polo match between Palisades and Beverly Hills.

I can hardly wait until the next hike ... rumor has it that it could be Saddleback!